Genes and brain sex differences.

doi:10.1016/B978-0-444-53630-3.00005-1

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Genes and brain sex differences.

Progress in brain research - 1 Jan 2010

Sánchez Francisco J, Vilain Eric

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Throughout development, numerous biological events occur that differentially affect males and females. Specifically, sex-determining genes that are triggered by the sex-chromosome complement initiate a series of events that determine an organism's sex and lead to the differentiation of the body in sex-specific ways. Such events contribute to many unique sex differences, including the susceptibility to different...

Topics

Animals
Behavior, Animal
Brain
Chromosomes, Human, X
Chromosomes, Human, Y
Female
Genitalia
Genotype
Gonadal Steroid Hormones
Humans
Male
Mice
Models, Animal
Sex Characteristics
Sex Determination Processes
Sex-Determining Region Y Protein

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PMID: 21094886
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53630-3.00005-1

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